Visual Designer
Location: GB, LND, London
Salary range: 35000-50000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Industry: Education Management
Function: Design

Company profile:
At FutureLearn, we want to inspire learning for life. We offer a diverse selection of free, high quality online courses from some of the world’s leading universities and other outstanding cultural institutions.Our aim is to connect learners from all over the globe with high quality educators, and with each other. We believe learning should be an enjoyable, social experience, with plenty of opportunities to discuss what you’ve studied, in order to make fresh discoveries and form new ideas.FutureLearn is being built by experienced educators, disruptive thinkers, entertainment experts and geeks.  Our team combines years of experience building great online and mobile experiences for consumers globally.We are a private company wholly owned by the Open University, with the benefit of over 40 years of their experience in distance learning and online education. Our partners include over 20 of the best UK and international universities, as well as institutions with a huge archive of cultural and educational material, including the British Council, the British Library, and the British Museum.We are growing fast. We need people who believe that the opportunities of a great education should be open to everyone. We need people who want to be part of the challenge to break down barriers and inspire millions of people to continue their learning journey throughout their lives. And we want people interested in working for an innovative web company in a fast-moving sector.  Bring your skills, pioneering spirit and collaborative instincts, join our team and be at the forefront of this amazing adventure.

Job description:
A unique opportunity for the right person to work within our design team on a broad range of things, from the visual marketing and promotion of our digital product to the design of the product itself.  The ideal candidate will be able to fulfil many of the following key responsibilities and tasks:Design visually compelling marketing campaigns from initial idea generation to the delivery of visually rich and effective design solutions that work in digital applications and print.Work collaboratively within the product team to develop new features or evolve existing functionality throughout the project lifecycle from initial brainstorms, sketches and idea generation to the delivery of visually rich and effective design solutions.Design inspiring printed collateral to promote the courses, such as posters, leaflets and direct marketing as well as clever merchandise for learners and our university partners.Design and deliver email templates, MPU’s, banners, social media assets and other digital marketing assets to promote FutureLearn across a variety of digital media channels.Source fabulous imagery which directly reflects the rich content of our courses and the brand, showing an appreciation of great photography and how it can be used to bring a design to life and promote an idea.Create simple, clear, bold, on-brand info-graphics to communicate key visual information.Create consistent design guidelines of all new templates and design patterns for an evolving brand style guide, as well as champion the design of templates for corporate PowerPoint and Keynote presentations (when needed).Contribute and present your work fortnightly at whole company meetings, taking on feedback and adjusting designs as required.

Requirements:
You must have at least 4 years’ experience working in design with a deep understanding and a keen eye for visual communication, holding a degree in design (or relevant experience).Your work will show a strong visual flare, with a portfolio of fresh ideas that are conceptually clever and aesthetically delightful.You will be highly creative in your approach to design, whilst also demonstrating the ability to work within a brands specific guidelines and always showing a keen attention to detail.You will be skilled in creating visual designs that work across all platforms showing a broad knowledge of different types of design requirements and outputs from digital delivery to the printing process. You will be aware of current design trends and patterns and find ways to introduce these into your designs at every opportunity.You must have demonstrable experience in the Adobe CS Suite and be at ease working with other designers and different departments in the company.You will be an excellent communicator, with the ability to get your idea’s across easily, whilst also accepting specific direction and being flexible to changes.You will be super passionate about what you do and committed to making excellent work, showing motivation and energy to complete the tasks to the best of your ability, and developing your skills at every opportunity.You will enjoy working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team, being flexible to changes and specific direction, whilst maintaining a positive attitude.You will be comfortable working on a variety of different tasks at the same time and happy to switch focus when needed.Quite simply, you will be a delight to work with, and we’ll wonder how we ever worked without you!

Benefits:
We're constantly looking to add to the range of benefits that we offer staff at FutureLearn:Great annual leave allowanceFlexible working allowedPaid time off allowed for charity workPaid for work related training &amp; developmentInterest free season ticket loansChildcare VouchersCycle to Work scheme